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Mehmet Zühtü Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 0034_0120; 237

Mehmet Zühtü Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1273 (1856–1857). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1288 (1871–1872), 15 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 19 distinct AH years in AH 1290–1310 (1873–1893), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Cesme (380 kuruş monthly). Mufettis appears later, in AH 1310 (1892–1893), with 2,000 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings. Mehmet Zühtü Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1311 (1893–1894).

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1273 (1856–1857); dersaadet
School / programme
Rusdiye Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
2 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
0
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
1
Father’s occupation
Telgraf Memuru
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1288 (1871–1872)
Place
istanbul
First-salary field
380 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

  • Original legal note: “adem-i imtizacı / İzmir Telgrafhanesi'nden adem-i imtizacı sebebiyle azledilmiştir.” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note: “Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
Annual legal indicator · original codes
0
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (2 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

19 annual entries in 19 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1290 (1873–1874)1873muhabere memurucesme
Province: aydin
380
AH 1291 (1874–1875)1874muhabere memuruizmir
Province: aydin
450
AH 1293 (1876–1877)1876muhabere memuruselanik
Province: selanik
500
AH 1295 (1878)1878seyyar memurcatalca
Province: dersaadet
600
AH 1296 (1878–1879)1879seyyar memuredirne
Province: edirne
600
AH 1297 (1879–1880)1880seyyar memurpinarhisar
Province: edirne
475
AH 1298 (1880–1881)18813. mudurkirklareli
Province: edirne
500
AH 1299 (1881–1882)1882mufettis muaviniedirne
Province: edirne
1,200
AH 1300 (1882–1883)1883mufettis muaviniedirne
Province: edirne
1,200
AH 1301 (1883–1884)1884mufettis muavinikosova
Province: kosova
1,200
AH 1302 (1884–1885)1885mufettis muavinikosova
Province: kosova
1,200
AH 1303 (1885–1886)1886mufettis muavinikosova
Province: kosova
1,200
AH 1304 (1886–1887)1887mufettis muavinikosova
Province: kosova
1,200
AH 1305 (1887–1888)1888mufettis muavinikosova
Province: kosova
1,200
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889mufettis muavinikosova
Province: kosova
1,200
AH 1307 (1889–1890)1890mufettis muavinikosova
Province: kosova
1,200
AH 1308 (1890–1891)1891mufettis muaviniedirne
Province: edirne
1,200
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892Mufettis Muavinidersaadet
Province: dersaadet
1,750
AH 1310 (1892–1893)1892mufettiserzincan
Province: erzurum
2,000